The premium versions of Anthropic PBC’s Claude AI chatbot are getting a useful upgrade with the addition of “memory,” which will enable it to remember earlier interactions with users without any prompting. The new feature, which aims to improve Claude AI’s contextual understanding, is being launched for Team and Enterprise subscribers only. It will enable the chatbot automatically to remember each user’s preferences, the projects they’re working on, and other relevant aspects of their work. Claude’s memory is also being extended to the projects feature that lets Teams and Enterprise users generate graphics, diagrams, websites and more based on files they upload to it. The memory feature is focused on remembering work-related details such as team processes and client needs, with the goal being to reduce the number of repetitive, context-setting interactions and streamline collaboration and productivity across chats. Users will be able to view and edit Claude’s memory from the settings menu, and based on what they tell it to focus on or ignore, it will “adjust the memories it references,” the company said. To make memory even more useful, Anthropic said users will be able to download Claude’s memories for a specific project and move them to third-party chatbots such as Google LLC’s Gemini Pro or OpenAI’s ChatGPT. Anthropic asserted that Claude’s memory abilities are entirely optional and are switched off by default. To enable it, users must go to Claude’s settings and select the option to generate memory from previous interactions. Once done, Claude will then be able to respond immediately to queries. Together with memory, Claude AI is also getting an incognito chat experience, and it’s being made available to all users, including those on its free tier. When chatting incognito, Claude will not remember a thing, and the chats will not appear in the conversation history once the user’s session is closed. Anthropic said the mode is aimed at users who need confidentiality, or want to engage in a fresh, context-free conversation with Claude. With this update, Claude effectively becomes an AI agent, using its reasoning capabilities to break down multistep tasks and complete them in a logical way using third-party software and applications.